seismograph Who acts: machine, seismograph, Scientists, We, volcano, Seismograph records · What happens: measure, record, shake, draw, watch, detect · To what, where: much ground, big zigzag lines, seismographs, earthquakes, other side, model seismograph
«seismograph» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: seismograph in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A machine that measures and records how much the ground shakes during an earthquake.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl cc conj advmod amod det obj case det obl punct root A DET machine NOUN that PRON measures VERB and CCONJ records VERB how ADV much ADJ the DET ground NOUN shakes VERB during ADP an DET earthquake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 machine det 2 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 11 shakes nsubj 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 measures nsubj 4 measures measure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 machine acl:relcl 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 records cc 6 records record VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 measures conj 7 how how ADV PronType=Int 8 much advmod 8 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 10 ground amod 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ground det 10 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 6 records obj 11 shakes shake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 during during ADP _ 14 earthquake case 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 earthquake det 14 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 11 shakes obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 shakes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 measure present a machine vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme 2 record present a machine not said here the much ground vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ground=Theme 3 shake present a machine during a earthquake vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Example 1 The seismograph drew big zigzag lines during the earthquake.
det nsubj amod compound obj case det obl punct root The DET seismograph NOUN drew VERB big ADJ zigzag NOUN lines NOUN during ADP the DET earthquake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 seismograph det 2 seismograph seismograph NOUN Number=Sing 3 drew nsubj 3 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 lines amod 5 zigzag zigzag NOUN Number=Sing 6 lines compound 6 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 3 drew obj 7 during during ADP _ 9 earthquake case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 earthquake det 9 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 3 drew obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 drew punct
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1 draw past the seismograph big zigzag lines during the earthquake vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme
Example 2 Scientists in New Zealand watch seismographs day and night.
nsubj case flat nmod obj obl:unmarked cc conj punct root Scientists NOUN in ADP New PROPN Zealand PROPN watch VERB seismographs NOUN day NOUN and CCONJ night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 5 watch nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 Zealand case 3 New New PROPN Number=Sing 4 Zealand flat 4 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 1 Scientists nmod 5 watch watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 seismographs seismograph NOUN Number=Plur 5 watch obj 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 5 watch obl:unmarked 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 night cc 9 night night NOUN Number=Sing 7 day conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 watch punct
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1 watch present Scientists in New Zealand seismographs day vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seismograph=Theme
Example 3 A seismograph can detect earthquakes on the other side of the world.
det nsubj aux obj case det amod obl case det nmod punct root A DET seismograph NOUN can AUX detect VERB earthquakes NOUN on ADP the DET other ADJ side NOUN of ADP the DET world NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 seismograph det 2 seismograph seismograph NOUN Number=Sing 4 detect nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 detect aux 4 detect detect VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 earthquakes earthquake NOUN Number=Plur 4 detect obj 6 on on ADP _ 9 side case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 side det 8 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 9 side amod 9 side side NOUN Number=Sing 4 detect obl 10 of of ADP _ 12 world case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 world det 12 world world NOUN Number=Sing 9 side nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 detect punct
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1 detect can a seismograph earthquakes the other side of the world vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer earthquake=Stimulus
Example 4 We made a model seismograph with a pen and a moving strip of paper.
The tree, 14 words nsubj det compound obj case det nmod cc det amod conj case nmod punct root We PRON made VERB a DET model NOUN seismograph NOUN with ADP a DET pen NOUN and CCONJ a DET moving VERB strip NOUN of ADP paper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 seismograph det 4 model model NOUN Number=Sing 5 seismograph compound 5 seismograph seismograph NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 pen case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 pen det 8 pen pen NOUN Number=Sing 5 seismograph nmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 strip cc 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 strip det 11 moving move VERB VerbForm=Ger 12 strip amod 12 strip strip NOUN Number=Sing 8 pen conj 13 of of ADP _ 14 paper case 14 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 12 strip nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past We a model seismograph with a pen and a moving strip of paper vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seismograph=Product 2 move gerund vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The seismograph showed small shakes before the volcano erupted.
det nsubj amod obj mark det nsubj advcl punct root The DET seismograph NOUN showed VERB small ADJ shakes NOUN before SCONJ the DET volcano NOUN erupted VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 seismograph det 2 seismograph seismograph NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed nsubj 3 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 shakes amod 5 shakes shake NOUN Number=Plur 3 showed obj 6 before before SCONJ _ 9 erupted mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 volcano det 8 volcano volcano NOUN Number=Sing 9 erupted nsubj 9 erupted erupt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 showed advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 showed punct
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1 show past the seismograph small shakes vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent shake=Recipient 2 erupt past the volcano vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Seismograph records help warn people about tsunamis.
compound nsubj xcomp obj case obl punct root Seismograph NOUN records NOUN help VERB warn VERB people NOUN about ADP tsunamis NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seismograph seismograph NOUN Number=Sing 2 records compound 2 records record NOUN Number=Plur 3 help nsubj 3 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 warn warn VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 help xcomp 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 warn obj 6 about about ADP _ 7 tsunamis case 7 tsunamis tsunami NOUN Number=Plur 4 warn obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 help punct
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1 help present Seismograph records vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 warn speech: warn infinitive Seismograph records not said here people about tsunamis vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent people=Recipient about tsunami=Topic
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